Arts Nov 17 How cartoons remind us that life goes on New Yorker magazine cartoon editor Bob Mankoff says he and his staff spend an extraordinary amount of time selecting and editing the cartoons that readers might not find funny. Mankoff offers his Brief But Spectacular take on the cartoons that…
Politics Nov 17 News Wrap: Trump transition gets moving while Pence visits Congress In our news wrap Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump received a parade of potential cabinet officers, while his running mate, Mike Pence, courted Congress. Also, President Obama had some pointed advice for his successor on dealing with Russia. In Berlin, he…
Politics Nov 17 What do first impressions say about Trump's foreign policy? Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President-elect Donald Trump in New York, in Mr. Trump's first face-to-face meeting with a world leader since the election. Many have wondered if the president-elect’s campaign rhetoric is the same as his foreign…
Politics Nov 17 How Trump could dismantle current environmental policy Donald Trump made it clear during his campaign that as president he would make substantial changes in climate policy. The president-elect has threatened to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and has tapped climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell to head the…
Economy Nov 17 The visa program leaving hopeful immigrants empty-handed After leaving their home in Pakistan and living in Dubai, Noreen and Shehryar Iqbal aspired to move to the U.S. through the EB-5 Visa program, which grants green cards and eventually U.S. citizenship for large, job-creating investments. Now their life…
World Nov 16 Outnumbered and outgunned, ISIS uses bombs to fight Iraqi forces More than five weeks into the fight to retake the Mosul from ISIS, Iraqi forces and their allies must deal with extremely deadly warfare techniques, including car bombs, explosives hidden in underground tunnels and booby-traps. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports…
Politics Nov 16 What is Trump seeking in top foreign policy posts? President-elect Donald Trump is in the process of deciding who will fill critical national security and diplomatic posts. Who's in the running, and how is the international community reacting? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss…
Politics Nov 16 News Wrap: Trump team says transition is going smoothly despite reports of turmoil In our news wrap Wednesday, the message from the Trump transition team is that the turnover is going smoothly, amid reports to the contrary. The president-elect denied on Twitter news accounts of moderate figures being "purged" from the process and…
Episode Nov 16 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov 16, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, as President-elect Donald Trump begins shaping his administration, we look at potential conflicts of interest between the next president and his business ventures. Also: The CEO of the Dakota Access pipeline on the project's opposition, the…
Politics Nov 16 Many potential conflicts of interest await Trump presidency The Trump Organization’s assets and arrangements span the globe. As president, Donald Trump will have the authority to appoint people to make decisions that could affect his organization. To discuss the potential conflicts the president-elect could face, John Yang speaks…